2023年畢節(jié)地區(qū)金沙縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)“AndthisismekissingtheBlarneyStone”,saysCarrie,myseventeen-year-olddaughter.Sheturnsthepagesofhernewphotoalbum,recountingherrecentten-day1abroad,andmymindwandersback…waybacktowhenshewasonlyfive.“SomedayI’mgoingtoIreland”,shesaid,holdingherChildcraftbookinherlap.Herblueeyes2asshelookedatthebeautifulpictures.“Well,maybeyoucan!”Isaid.However,itwas3forourfamilytopayfortheluxuryoftraveling.Iwasworkingasasecretary.MyhusbandCharliehadtoclosehis4lastyearduetohispoorhealth…Tenyearslater,Carriecamehomefromschooloneday,hardlyabletocontainher5,“Mama,you’llnever6wheretheclassisgoing.ToIreland!”shesmiled7.“You’rekidding!”Isaid.“Ireland!Whereyou’vealwayswantedtogo!”“Thetripis8foryearafternext,andthe$2,100canbepaidininstallments(分期付款).”Thensheadded,“Butthat’stoomuch…isn’tit?”Hervoicewas9yetdoubting.“Well,”Isaidslowly,“DaddyandIcan’thelpmuch;10,youhavetwoyearstoearnthemoney.”“Youthinkso?”Carrie’sfacelituplikeaChristmastree.“Well,”I11,“maybeyoucoulduseyourfather’sbakeryandsellbakedgoods.”Sellbakedgoods?We12ateachother.Carriewasanexcellent13!Thiswouldwork!Sotheplanwas14.Carriebeganworking,makingavarietyofbakedgoods.Sheuseddriedapples,cooked,seasonedandspicedtoperfection.Soon,however,friedapple-piesbecamethecustomerfavorite.Allingredientswere15—realshortening(起酥油),realbutter—andthecrust(皮)washandmadeandhand-rolled.Finallythepieswerefriedtoabeautiful,goldenbrown!Thefinishedproductwasanextremelypleasanttreat,winning16fromeventhelittleoldladiesinthesehillswhohavebeenmakingdried-applepiesfordecades.17beganrollingin,andtheIrelandfundgrew,andwell18thegiventimethetripabroadwaspaidinfull…NowI’mlookingatheralbumassheproudlypointsoutthe19shevisited:castlesofIreland,historicbridgesandchurches,cobblestone(鵝卵石)streetsofDublin…somuchlikethoseinherChildcraftbook.Mydaughterwillforeverrememberthisdreamcometrue,adreamthatbeganintheheartofafive-year-oldgirlandwascompletelymade20bythedeliciousapplepie!1、A．trainingB．journeyC．studyD．work2、A．brightenedB．darkenedC．hardenedD．weakened3、A．wiseB．wrongC．difficultD．pleasant4、A．bookstoreB．bakeryC．a(chǎn)gencyD．grocery5、A．disappointmentB．surpriseC．sorrowD．excitement6、A．realizeB．understandC．guessD．forget7、A．shylyB．slightlyC．bitterlyD．broadly8、A．delayedB．plannedC．continuedD．made9、A．sharpB．hesitantC．hopefulD．firm10、A．thusB．evenC．a(chǎn)lsoD．still11、A．suggestedB．insistedC．wonderedD．disagreed12、A．pointedB．staredC．shoutedD．laughed13、A．secretaryB．travelerC．cookD．student14、A．canceledB．changedC．discussedD．laid15、A．naturalB．deliciousC．cleanD．soft16、A．praiseB．a(chǎn)wardsC．trustD．titles17、A．MenusB．IdeasC．OrdersD．Questions18、A．withinB．fromC．beyondD．for19、A．buildingsB．sitesC．citiesD．countries20、A．necessaryB．importantC．popularD．possibleSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Musichasagreateffectoneveryone.Butdoesmusicaffectplants,too?Peoplehavebeenexperimentingwithmusicforalmostthreedecades.Fromschool-levelprojectstohigher-levelscientificexperiments,theeffectofmusiconplantshasbeenaconfusinganddebatabletopic.Weknowmusicissoundandsoundisnothingmorethanawave.Plantgrowthisaresultofthecelldivisionthattakesplacewithinthecells.Butwhyismusicassociatedwithplantgrowth?Inhumans,musichasastrongeffectonourhealthandmood,andovertheyears,peoplehaveclaimedthatthesameeffecthasbeenobservedonplants,too.Plantsaresensitivebynature,andmanypeopleclaimthattheyhavefeelingsjustashumansdo.Therearestoriesaboutplantssheddingtears.Althoughscientistsdonotsupporttheseasfacts,thesemythshaveledthemtotakeupvariousexperimentsonplants.Variousstudieshaveprovedthatplantsrespondtoacoustic(音響的)energy.Itincreasestheirrateofgrowthandtheirsize,andinfluencestheiroverallhealth.DanCarlson,afterathoroughstudyoveraspanofmanyyears,hasreachedaconclusionthatmusichelpsplantsabsorbnutrients(養(yǎng)分)moreefficiently.IttookDanaboutfifteenyearstodevelopafoliagespray(葉面噴劑)thatisusedbeneficiallywiththesoundfrequencies.Carlsoncallsthisspray“SonicBloom”.Hisfindingshaveprovedtobebeneficialforcountlessfarmersandhaveresultedin－accordingtoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords－thelargestindoorplantonrecord.ThePurplePassionwastreatedwiththeSonicBloomprocess.Itgrewtobe1,300feettallandwasaliveevenafter25years.Itsnormallifespan(壽命),however,is18monthsanditgrowsnotmorethan18feettall.Thebook,SecretoftheSoil,writesaboutSonicBloomanditsresults.SonicBloomisalsosoldinthemarket.1、Whatinspiredscientiststoexperimentwithplants?A．Theeffectsofmusiconhumans.B．Plantsaresensitivebynature.C．Thecelldivisiontakingplacewithinthecells.D．People’sdebatableopinionoftheeffectmusichasonplants.2、WhatisthemainideaofPara.3?A．Nutrientsareimportanttoplants.B．Musiccanhavesomegoodeffectsonplants.C．Howtherateofgrowthofplantscanbeimproved.D．Whatkindsofmusiccancontributetothegrowthofplants.3、WhatdidDanCarlsondevelop?A．Aspraycalled“SonicBloom”.B．Amethodtogrowlargerplants.C．Aspecialplantthatgrowsveryfast.D．Acousticenergythatplantsrespondto4、WhyisthePurplePassionincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A．Itistheoldestindoorplant.B．Itisthelargestindoorplant.C．Itgivesoffthemostpleasantsmell.D．Itcangrowinthetoughestconditions.Text2IwaseverbulliedbadlywhenIwasinhighschool.Onekidinparticularwouldtrytomakemefeelworseineverywayheknew.Forexample,hewouldthrowstuffatmeconstantly,hitmeonthehead,punch(毆打)me,callmeuglyandstupid,makefunofmeand,ofcoursetellmehewouldbeatmeupifIeverfoughtback.Itwaslikehisdailymission.Anditwasmydailymissiontojustgetthroughtheday.WhatcouldIsay?Itmademyworldverysmallbecausethatwasmymainfocus-justsurviving.Everythingelsefellbythewayside.Unfortunately,thatincludedanyformofsociallife.Sonotonlywasmyworldtiny,butitwasverylonelyLookingbacktothattime,whichwasabout11yearsago,mybiggestmistakewasnotbringinganyoneintothatworldofmine.Iwastooproud(andembarrassed)togethelp.IwouldrathernotfacethefactthatIneededhelpbecauseinmymind,thatwouldmeanthatthebullywon.ItwouldalsomeanthatIwasweak.Letmejustsaythis:bullyingsomeoneisaweakchoice.Theonlyreasonwhytheycomeafteryouisthattheythinkyouwon'tdoanythingaboutit.Doesthatmakeanyonestrong?Absolutelynot.Bestronger-askaparent,ateacherorafriendforhelp.Simplyadmitthatyouarestrugglingandneedhelp.Youcanputitlikethis,"Somebodywhoisweakandtryingtobuildhimselforherselfuphaschosentodothatbyputtingmedown.TheonlyreasonwhytheyaredoingthatisthatIamniceandIhaven'tdoneanythingaboutityet.WellIamthroughputtingupwiththis.IhavebasichumanrightsthattheyaretryingtotakeawaytofeelbetterandthatisjustnotOK.HowdoIhandlethis?Idon'twantthepaincycletocontinueandIdon'twanttobecomesomeoneIdon'twanttobe.1、Theunderlinedword"It"inthefirstparagraphrefersto___________.A．callingtheauthor'snicknamesB．makingfriendswithfellowstudentsC．hurtingtheauthorbyusingforceorthreatsD．goingthroughadifficulttimewithschooling2、Whatdidtheauthordowhenhewasbullied?A．Hejusthopedthathecouldsurvivetheday.B．HefellbythewaysideC．HecalledforhelpimmediatelyD．Hefoughtbackbravely.3、Theauthorsuggests____________tofightbullies.A．gettingusedtothepainassoonaspossibleB．keepingitasecretinsideandreducingyoursociallifeC．lookingforhelpfromparents,teachersorfriendsD．promotingtheunderstandingofbasichumanrights4、Theauthorprobablywrotethisarticleto________________A．a(chǎn)dmitthathehadbeentreatedbadlyatschoolB．describehowhegotridofhisweakC．showhowgratefulhewastothosewhohelpedhitD．sharehisexperienceandideasondealingwithbulliesText3BottledwaterisaboomingindustryinNewZealand,butit’sterriblefortheenvironment—eachbottlethrownawayaddingtothe190,000tonsofplasticNewZealandersthrowintolandfillseachyear.Butnowonecompanyhascreatedwaterstoragethattheyhopewillprovetobejustasconvenientasaplasticbottle—butcontainsnoactualplastic.SkippingRockLabsmakeOohos,flexiblemembranesfilledwithwaterthatareconstructedusingaseaweedextract—meaningthey,retotallyedibleandbiodegradable,wrappingandall.Therearen’tanyknownsideeffectsfromdigestingthemembranes,whicharetasteless—thoughOoho!saysflavorscanbeaddedtomakethemmoreappetizing.ThecompanytooktocrowdfundingsiteCrowdCubewiththeidea,andithassincegoneviral—withmorethan900investorsbaggingthemA￡751,700todevelopandlaunchtheOoho!balls($1.35million).SkippingRockLabscreatetheballsbydippingiceintobrownalgaeandcalciumchloride,withthemembranetakingshapearoundtheice—andwhilethatmaysoundcomplicated,thecompanysaysit,smorecost-effectivethanproducingaplasticbottle.Alayeratopthemembranecanbepeeledoffjustbeforedrinking,forhygienepurposes.SkippingRockLabsarehopingtheirnewproducttakesoff—andthatitstartstoputadentintotheplasticpackagingindustry.1、TheproductOohosmadebythecompanySkippingRockLabshasthefollowinggoodpointsexceptthat.A．itisnon-plastic B．itisedibleC．itisbiodegradable D．itisexpensivetomake2、Howdoesthecompanymaketheirideaworkinpractice?A．Byworkingwithothercompanies. B．Byadvertisingtheirsamples.C．Bycrowdfundingthroughawebsite. D．Byborrowingmoneyfromthebank.3、WhatdoesParagraph6mainlytellusabout?A．Whythecompanymadetheirproduct.B．Wherethecompanymadetheirproduct.C．Howthecompany’sproductwasmade.4、Whatsectionofanewspaperwillmostprobablycarrythisarticle?A．Environment. B．Opinion.C．Politics. D．Agriculture.Text4ThemovieTheWizardofOzhasthousandsoffansaroundtheworld.Butbackin1939whenthefilmopened,audienceswerenotparticularlyfondofit.Itwasonlyamodestboxofficesuccess.ItwasnominatedforBestPictureatthatyear'sAcademyAwards,butsowerenineothergreatfilms.ItlostouttoGonewiththeWind.TheWizardofOzreallygainedanaudiencewhenitwasbroadcastregularlyonTV.Thatbeganinthe1950s.Thefilm'splotfollowsyoungDorothywhoisknockedunconsciousduringatornado.ShedreamsaboutfollowingaYellowBrickRoadthroughtheLandofOztotheEmeraldCity.ShewantstomeettheWizardofOzwholivesthere.He'stheonlyonewhocanhelphertoreturnhometoKansas.AlongthewayshemakesfriendswiththeScarecrow,theTinManandtheCowardlyLion.TheyhelpherandherdogTotoovercometheWickedWitchoftheWest!AccordingtotheLibraryofCongress,TheWizardofOzisthemostwatchedmovieofalltime.Whatisitaboutthefilmthatappealstopeople?Itincludesthemesthatpeoplecanrelateto.ThroughmostofthemovieDorothyistryingtogethometoKansas.Whenshefinallygetstogo,shespeaksthewords,"there'snoplacelikehome."Peopleidentifywiththatthought.Homeisthewelcomingplacewheretheyfeelsecure.Atthebeginningofthefilm,Dorothysingsofaplace"overtherainbow."There,thedreamsthatyoudaretodreamreallydocometrue.Sowhilehomeisagreatplace,dreamingaboutsomethingdifferentisallrighttoo.TheWizardofOzalsodealswithcourage.Dorothylearnsthattruecourageisn'tbeingunafraid.It'sfacingdangerwhenyouareafraid.Herfriendsfaceplentyofdangertorescueher.AsoneofthetrueclassicsofAmericanliterature,TheWizardofOzhasstirredtheimaginationofyoungandoldalikeforoverfourgenerations.Celebratethe80thyearofthisfabulousfilmbywatchingitagain.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowaboutTheWizardofOz?A．ItwasforbiddentobebroadcastonTV.B．Itwaswell-receivedimmediatelyitopened.C．Itbegantoenjoyitspopularityinthe1950s.D．ItgotBestPictureatAcademyAwardsin1939.2、Whatthemeofthemovieattractspeople?A．Nopains,nogains. B．Knowledgeispower.C．Accidentswillhappen. D．Eastorwest,homeisbest.3、ThemovieTheWizardofOzisabout.A．homeandmodesty B．dreamandcourageC．creativityanddanger D．friendshipandviolence4、Whatdoestheauthoradvisetocelebratethismovie'sanniversary?A．Watchingitagain. B．Readingthebook. C．Satisfyingtheaudience. D．Daringtodream.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MoreandmorepublicschoolsinAmericamakeitarulethatstudentsmustfinishacertainamountofcommunityservice1．theyareallowedtograduatefromhighschoolTheyworkonprojectslikemakingtheenvironmentbetteror2．(feed)homelesspeopleManyschoolsystemsintheUnitedStatesnowaskstudents3．(do)somekindsofcommunityserviceaspartoftheirstudiesStudentsinvolvedinserviceprojectshelp4．(they)aswellastheircommunitiesTheylearnabouttheneedsofpeopleandaid5．(organize)Forthisreason,holidays6．(become)theprimeperiodforvolunteerworksofarVolunteersgetnopay,butexpertspointoutthatitis7．excellentopportunitytolearnandpracticenewskillsAccordingtothestatistics,morethan60%ofyoungAmericanshaveparticipated8．differentkindsofcommunityservice,suchascookingforhomelesspeople,orpaintingoldbuildings,etcSomestudentsliketodotheirvolunteerworkin9．(centre)partsofAmerica,butthemajorityofteensprefertodoitintheirhometownsTom,a16-year-oldmiddleschoolstudentinCalifornia,often10．(do)communityserviceinalocalhospitalHeworks16hourseveryweekeitherreceivingcallsattheinformationdesk,orhelpingpushpatientsbacktotheirwards(病房)Inrecentyears,anewidea1．iscalleda“nakedmarriage”hasarisenasthecostoflivinggoesupIthasbecomeanewtrendformanyyoungpeopleinChinaWithasmallmarriagecertificateinhand,theygetmarriedAndforthecouplesina“nakedmarriage”,thiscertificatealsocontainsother2．(meaning)AresidentfromChengdusaid,“Therearemanypeoplelikeusbornin3．1980sOurfamiliescannotafford4．(buy)usnewapartments,cars,letalonediamondringsIthinkthat'sverynormalforregularfamiliesWemustmakeabetterfutureon5．(we)own”AgraduateofSichuanUniversitysaid,“Themostimportantelementinamarriage6．(be)loveIbelieveourlivingconditionswill7．(gradual)getbetter”Aprofessorsaysa“nakedmarriage”isindirectcontradictiontoChina's8．(tradition)marriagecustomsHowever,aslivingcostscontinuetorise,thisphenomenonmaybecomemorepopularinthefutureButnotallpeoplehaveapositiveopinionabouta“nakedmarriage”Accordingtoasurvey9．(conduct)bysohucom,onlyabout40%ofthe3,500peoplesurveyedliketheideaofa“nakedmarriage”About80%ofmensupporta“nakedmarriage”,10．therearealso70%ofwomennotsupportingtheideabecausetheythinkthesemarriagesarenotstableSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Youdon'tneedsuperpowerstocommittobeinghealthier.Checkoutthesetips.Writeitandmeasureit.1、Writingdownyourgoalsisnotonlyagreatwaytoaccomplishthem,butyourlistcanalsohelpyoufigureouttheexactstepsneededtogetthere."Iwanttoloseweight"isaprettycommonresolution（方案）,buthowexactlydoyougofrompointAtopointB?2、Forinstance:"Iwanttolose10poundsoverthenextsixweeksbygoingtothegymthreetofourtimesperweek."Makeresolutionsmanageable.Aresolutionshouldn'tbeafantasy.Thekeytosustainableresolutionsistomakesmallchangesgradually.Soifyourgoalistogofromneverrunningtofinishingahalf-marathon,starttraininggradually.3、.4、Notknowinghowtodoacertainexerciseisnoexcusetowriteitoffcompletely.Ifyou'recuriousaboutnewtechniques,bookasessionwithapersonaltrainertoclearupconfusionandhelppreventinjury.Thinkoutsidethebox.5、Ifyourresolutionistosimplybemoreactiveandbummorecalorieseveryday,thereareplentyofcreativewaystoachievethatgoal.Youcanfitextramovementintothedaybywalkingduringphoneconversationsorevenvolunteeringforhouseholdchores.A．Askforhelp．B．Choosetherighttech.C．Instead,trysettingamorespecificgoal.D．Exercisedoesn'thavetobeaformalactivity.E.Resolutionsshouldbebothspecificandmeasurable.F.Beginbywalkingafewmiles,andsteadilyincreaseittojogging,andthenrunning.G.Thereasonisthatthebrainjustlikesmeasurableoldhabitsovernew,differentones.DoPeopleNeedSmallTalktoBeHappy?Psychologists(心理學(xué)家）havelongsaidthatconnectingwithothersisanimportantpartofhappiness,butjusthowmuchconversationwerequireisunderexamination.Inonestudy，researchersfoundthatsmalltalkmadeuponly10%oftheirconversationrelatedwithhappiness.1、.Scientistsbelievethatsmalltalkcouldpromotebonding.Latelastyear,Princetonresearchersreportedthatsmalltalkkeepsclosenessw